Felony Offenses

The act of killing another person in Florida is not always considered murder. In situations where a person’s life is being threatened, for example, the victim may need to kill their attacker in self-defense. Manslaughter is another type of killing that is not legally...

The concept of double jeopardy was a central concern for the Founders when the Constitution was being written. They simply held that no American should be tried twice for the same crime. That is apparently no longer the standard in the view of the U.S. Supreme Court...